New Weird Horror: A Guide to Contemporary Cosmic Dread
Discover how a new generation of horror writers is deconstructing genre tropes to explore colonial trauma, existential dread, and the fragility of reality.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the author found solace in reading horror as a means of escape from real-life disease andarih anxiety.
I needed a good scare, but I wanted the terror seasoned with a generous dose of unease, dread, and the unknowable—a fictional mirror image of an unprecedented life under a global lockdown.
This genre, known as New Weird Horror, offers a unique blend of cosmic horror and metafictional ghost stories.
Key Elements of New Weird Horror
- Cosmic horror
- Metafictional ghost stories
- Exploration of colonial trauma
- Existential dread
- Fragility of reality
Author's summary: New Weird Horror redefines the genre with a mix of cosmic dread and existential trauma.
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